Is certification of a loan document necessary if debtor admits to the loan

The age which qualifies one to make a sale

A Questionable Expression

Bava Batra 153a

A gift made by a healthy person is not retractable while one made by a man facing death is not effective until after his death, and can therefore be retracted if the giver recovers.

What happens if the gift document reads that the gift is being made to the recipient "in life and death" – is this to be interpreted as a gift to be effective in his lifetime or only upon his death?

The ruling of the Sage Rav is that this is considered as the gift of a man facing death. The reason for his mentioning "in life" is that he wants to avoid pronouncing death upon himself and expresses the hope that Heaven will grant him the ability to recover and live.

Rashbam notes that this is in accordance with the counsel of the Sages to avoid "opening your mouth to Satan" by mouthing something of a negative connotation.

What the Sages Say

"It can be assumed that witnesses will not sign on a document of sale unless they, the seller and the buyer, are all adults."

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